All of the Following Statements Regarding the Allied Development of an Atomic

question 10

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II are true EXCEPT that

• A) the program was code-named the Manhattan Project.
• B) plutonium was a practical fuel for the bomb.
• C) the program proceeded at a faster pace than had been expected.
• D) the government secretly poured nearly $2 billion into the project.
• E) Albert Einstein was in charge of the development program.

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